Rhys
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I was just looking at SSHDs and CF-IDE converters as well as large capacity CF cards. Obviously the CF cards work out cheaper. I don't know about reliability though. On the other hand with the continually falling prices of CF cards, it might be economical if the card lasts a year.
As an example of falling CF card prices, in June 2005 I paid $115 for a 1GB CF card. Today (June 2008) Newegg has a 32gb CF card for $115.
At the moment my wife's laptop has given up the ghost with alternating 7a and ed errors before finally giving a blue screen every time. I'm pretty sure I can rescue the data and that the drive will be OK reformatted. I am, however, considering plan B.
Plan B revolves around replacing the internal HDD with a CF card and CF-IDE adaptor.
Simulteneously with whatever plan I'm also considering networked raid backup with my wife's laptop set to backup automatically every day at 8pm.
But my main question - has anybody actually done the CF card as a laptop main drive?
For those that don't know, here are some links:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...8 1053107923&bop=And&Order=PRICE&Pagesize=100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...3240636 1421330854&bop=And&Order=PRICE&Page=2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...actory=8344&SubCategory=353&SpeTabStoreType=1
As an example of falling CF card prices, in June 2005 I paid $115 for a 1GB CF card. Today (June 2008) Newegg has a 32gb CF card for $115.
At the moment my wife's laptop has given up the ghost with alternating 7a and ed errors before finally giving a blue screen every time. I'm pretty sure I can rescue the data and that the drive will be OK reformatted. I am, however, considering plan B.
Plan B revolves around replacing the internal HDD with a CF card and CF-IDE adaptor.
Simulteneously with whatever plan I'm also considering networked raid backup with my wife's laptop set to backup automatically every day at 8pm.
But my main question - has anybody actually done the CF card as a laptop main drive?
For those that don't know, here are some links:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...8 1053107923&bop=And&Order=PRICE&Pagesize=100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...3240636 1421330854&bop=And&Order=PRICE&Page=2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...actory=8344&SubCategory=353&SpeTabStoreType=1